Total Crime Rate

63.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 63.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 50.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.1 8/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Milton Avenue area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Prescot North , and the 232nd lowest crime rate of 495 local areas in Knowsley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Milton Avenue (L35 2YB) in the last 12 months was 63.6 per 1,000 residents and was 58.3% lower than the Prescot North average (152.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 50.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milton Avenue (L35 2YB), the main crime hotspot is near Dragon Lane. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Milton Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dragon Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grovewood Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dryden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dragon Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dragon Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dragon Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hazel Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazel Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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